CBC
The province’s deputy minister of social development says the potential cost and questions about federal support top the reasons why the Nova Scotia government is not prepared to consider the introduction of a guaranteed basic income.
Craig Beaton told reporters Tuesday that the cost to implement the program is “the biggest prohibitive factor.”
“We don’t think that right now is the time to be able to consider looking at this more broadly,” he said following an appearance before the legislature’s standing committee on community services.
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